Student Records

The college complies with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
We do not release or disclose the contents of your educational records without your
written consent. An academic record includes, but is not limited to the following:

Admission and Registration Records

Transcript Information

Financial Aid Records

Disciplinary Records

Tuition Amounts

Your Student ID Number

Exceptions

The law allows us to release Directory Information without your consent under some
circumstances. These circumstances include:

School officials with legitimate educational interest;

Other schools to which a student is transferring;

Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;

Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student;

Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school;

Accrediting organizations;

To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;

Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and

State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific
State law.

Contact information and age is also released to Military Recruiters as required under
the Solomon Act.

Directory Information

Directory information includes the following:

Student Name

Address (local, permanent and electronic mail)

Phone Number

Photograph

Enrollment Status (Full- or Part-time)

Major field of study

Dates of attendance

Date and place of birth

Degrees and dates conferred

Honors awarded

Most recent educational institution attended

Participation in officially recognized activities and sports

Weight/height of athletes

Your Rights as a Student

You have the right to block the release of Directory Information.

You have the right to inspect your educational records.

You have the right to request a copy of your educational records.

You have the right to ask that a correction be made to your educational records if
you believe the information contained in the records is incorrect.

Forms

The following forms pertain to release of your educational records. They can be found
under Forms in the menu to the left.

FERPA – Release of Records, Student Form

FERPA – Release of Records, Parent Form

Disclosure of Directory Information form

Request to Inspect/Copy/Correct Educational Records

EdMail: You are required to use it! It is the way we communicate with you.

The college assigns all students EdMail (email) accounts within a couple of days after
you register for your first class. Note: if you are a former student returning after time away from school, check with
the Enrollment Services Office to confirm what email address we have on file for you. We use the address recorded in the Enrollment Services records. To gain access to
your account, follow the steps at www.edcc.edu/edmail.